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June 22, 2009
Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant’s release on pending budget deal
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR BRYANT COMMENTS ON A FAIR AND RESPONSIBLE BUDGET JACKSON – Today the Mississippi Senate and House leadership tentatively agreed upon a nearly $6 billion state budget for 2010. The issue of funding Medicaid with reoccurring revenue sources remains unresolved. However Lt. Governor Bryant was pleased with the progress emphasizing a budget that uses…
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June 22, 2009
Jimmie Gates piece on DeLaughter, Scruggs, Peters and Langston
DeLaughter: Same names, different case Peters, Langston, Balducci and Patterson all figure in a federal criminal probe involving former noted lawyer Dickie Scruggs’ attempt to bribe DeLaughter in a separate civil case. In the trade secret case, Eaton Corp. alleges in the lawsuit that engineers who once worked for the Jackson company stole trade secrets…
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June 22, 2009
HAMPTON – Johnson’s 2nd time has much promise
Johnson’s 2nd time has much promise Johnson inherits severe budget problems, a recession and some of the vexing issues that dogged him the first time around – crime, infrastructure, business flight, school issues. But, he also inherits booming downtown development and a new, strengthened, involved, diverse business leadership. Last week, a post-election fundraiser was held,…
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June 22, 2009
SNOWDEN – Medicaid Maginot
Medicaid Maginot Governor Barbour has pledged not to call the Legislature back into special session to adopt the budget until the House and Senate leadership have agreed on a Medicaid plan (acceptable to the governor) which permanently resolves the recurring $90 million deficit. In the absence of such an agreement, unless the governor changes his…
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June 22, 2009
CL EDITORIAL – Barbour: ‘Redneck’ may overcome
Barbour: ‘Redneck’ may overcome Conservative Atlanta Journal-Constitution blogger Jim Wooten last week dismissed national speculation that Miss. Gov. Haley Barbour might emerge as a serious Republican presidential contender in 2012 with these words: “There’s too much prejudice elsewhere in the country from potential voters who equate Mississippi with redneck politics.” “Redneck politics?” This from a…
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June 22, 2009
SALTER – NPM tax is a sop to Altria, Big Tobacco
NPM tax is a sop to Altria, Big Tobacco But discussions of another cigarette tax hike this year – this time just on the tobacco manufacturing companies or “non-participating manufacturers,” or NPMs, that weren’t a party to the state’s tobacco settlement – should come with a giant asterisk. No one can explain that fact better…
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June 22, 2009
Budget Deal Struck? Did the House give in?
McCoy: Miss. budget deal should be quick McCoy said an agreement in principle reached over the weekend was a huge step in negotations between the House and the Senate. The two chambers are trying to craft a spending plan for state agencies and programs for fiscal year 2010. The agreement calls for a $60 million…
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June 22, 2009
College football recruiters are using Twitter, quickly outpacing NCAA rules
College football recruiters are using Twitter, quickly outpacing NCAA rules Florida State assistant football coach James Coley takes some gentle ribbing from co-workers if they’re nearby when his thumbs mambo across his BlackBerry keyboard to tap out yet another tweet. “Things hit you during the day, and you say, ‘I’m going to share this,’ ”…
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June 22, 2009
WSJ – Standford/Pendergrast-Holt prosecution going to be a long one
WSJ – Standford prosecution promises to be more than Madoff The scheme Stanford is accused of is rather different from the one Madoff perpetrated. While Bernie promised modest returns, Stanford’s Certificates of Deposit issued through his bank in Antigua offered rates far above what was available in the market. While Madoff admitted that his investment…
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June 21, 2009
LSU quickly gets things back on track with Mainieri
LSU quickly gets things back on track with Mainieri OMAHA, Neb.— Two years after failing to even qualify for the Southeastern Conference postseason tournament, LSU is playing for a national championship in baseball again. Paul Mainieri has rebuilt the Tigers in the image of Skip Bertman’s powerful teams of the 1990s, with dominant pitching and…
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June 21, 2009
NFL commish enforces his own brand of supplemental justice
NFL commish enforces his own brand of supplemental justice TUPELO – It’s been almost two years since we added Chipper to the family, a decision made with no small amount of thought. The idea of a puppy sounds really good, but the idea of puppy maintenance – and to whom those responsibilities would fall –…
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June 21, 2009
Super D – Wilson still rocks the rock at age 36
Super D – Wilson still rocks the rock at age 36 Brian Alexander didn’t have to watch the tryout session very long to know Daryl Wilson would become a member of his Tupelo Rock-N-Rollers professional basketball team. Wilson, 36, “was outperforming 22- and 23-year-olds,” said Tupelo’s coach. “We knew the talent was there.” Wilson, the…
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May 15, 2025
Magnolia Mornings: May 15, 2025
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May 14, 2025
House Republicans pull an all-nighter on Trump’s tax bill. There’s more work to do
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May 14, 2025
Democrats are deeply pessimistic about the future of their party, an AP-NORC poll finds
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May 15, 2025
HH2 relocating Kentucky distribution center to Blue Mountain, Mississippi
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May 14, 2025
Nissan says Canton factory strategically important as company announces workforce reductions
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April 23, 2025
Amazon locating inbound cross dock operations in Marshall County, creating 1,000 jobs
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May 16, 2025
Little-faith
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May 15, 2025
Be sure
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May 14, 2025
Pascagoula sailor Nelson Walker sets out for solo circumnavigation aboard Persimmon
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Sid Salter
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May 14, 2025
MS Gaming: Legislative standoff over off-premises online sports betting continues
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Kelley Williams
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May 12, 2025
Bad energy policy represents risk to ratepayers
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Bill Crawford
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May 11, 2025
State still hugs bottom as education advances
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